FAA certifies Helitak Black Hawk Tank
Helitak Fire Fighting Equipment has been awarded FAA STC Certification for their FT4500 UH60 Black Hawk tank. In 2018, the Helitak FT4500 Fire Tank underwent rigorous flight-testing and trials in conjunction with High Performance Helicopters (HPH) in California. The tank received 8110-3 Major Alteration approval in early 2020 with HPH President, Brad Bauder commenting, “High Performance Helicopters has been testing and operating the new Helitak Black Hawk tank design for near on two years now and this tank is a game changer in the Aerial firefighting space. "
Helitak, an Australia aerial firefighting design and manufacturing company, has been specialising in rotary aircraft fire suppressions systems for over a decade and pride themselves on the delivery of high-volume water and retardant from their retractable tank system.
The STC Certification project was overseen and managed by US Technical (Aviation Products, Services, Engineering & Certification) based in Southern California. In addition to continuing to work with Helitak on a number of projects, US Technical will be the PMA house for this product.
After years of research and development the Black Hawk tank offers a plug-and-play underbelly tank which can be
